Things we're reading today include ...
Lord Levene warns over 'demonisation' of City (Telegraph)
Lloyds mulls toxic asset options (Financial Times)
Lloyds scheme fails FSA stress tests (Telegraph)
FSA orders Lloyds to stay in the special assets scheme (Times)
Swiss exchange probes UBS over information publishing (Reuters)
Watch Barclays in the cellar (Financial Times)
Citigroup plans to sell Smith Barney brokerage arm to Morgan Stanley (NY Daily News)
Citigroup's Vikram Pandit halts personal use of private jet (Times)
EU to turn the screw on bankers' pay, diplomats say (Earth Times)
Regulators unveil blueprint for failing banks (Times)
Merged superbanks ‘smothering rivals’ (Times)
Credit crisis wipes billions off the value of banking brands (Inependent)
Google bucks recession to soar in value by 25% in a year (Guardian)
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Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...